ped

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/pɛd/

noun

A pedestrian.

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PSD
OriginAncient Greek πέδον →
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Meanings

ped1

nounped (plural peds)

plural peds

  1. on traffic signsA pedestrian.
  2. A pedestal.
  3. Multicultural London EnglishslangA motorcycle.
  4. rareslangA pedophile.

ped2

nounped (plural peds)

plural peds

  1. obsoleteA basket; a hamper; a pannier.

    A panel and wanty, packsaddle and ped, with line to fetch litter, and halters for hed

    1557 February 13 (Gregorian calendar), Thomas Tusser, A Hundreth Good Pointes of Husbandrie, London: […] Richard Tottel, →OCLC; republished London: […] Robert Triphook, […], and William Sancho, […], 1810, →OCLC

ped3

nounped (plural peds)

plural peds

  1. soil scienceAn aggregate of soil particles that forms a structural unit in soil.

PED4

nounPED (countable and uncountable, plural PEDs)

plural PEDs

  1. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablerail transportInitialism of platform edge door.

    Synonyms: PSD

  2. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablebiologyInitialism of porcine epidemic diarrhoea.
  3. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of personal electronic device, usually an electronic smartphone or other media- or game-playing device.
  4. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablehobbiesInitialism of performance-enhancing drug.

    The rationale for use of performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) varies among athletes.

    2018, Mark Roettger, Modern Sports Dentistry, Springer, →ISBN, page 189
  5. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of parole eligibility date.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
platform edge doorplatform screen door

Origin

ped · noun

Clipping of various words; motorcycle sense from earlier moped.

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ped · noun

Middle English. See peddler.

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ped · noun

  1. Ancient Greekπέδον“soil”
  2. Englishped

From Ancient Greek πέδον (pédon, “soil”).

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Translations

Spanish droga deportiva, narcótico potenciador del desempeño
  • droga deportivaperformance-enhancing drug
  • narcótico potenciador del desempeñoperformance-enhancing drug
  • fármaco que embona el rendimientoperformance-enhancing drug

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with ped

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Anagrams

dep
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APA

ped. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ped

MLA

“ped.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ped. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ped,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ped.

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